(NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Ref.

No : D1035 )
Jl. Jati Padang Raya Kav. 3 no. 105, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan (12540) – Indonesia
* Phone (62-21) 7819734, 7819735, 78840497 * Fax (62-21) 78844703 * E-mail: infid@infid.org * www.infid.org

INFID Statement
State Neglect Over Acts of Violence Against Ahmadiyah Sect Members

STATE FAILS TO PROTECT CITIZENS’

RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF

The state yet once again has committed a human rights violation when it turned a blind eye on
acts of violence meted out by a mob of vandals against the Ahmadiyah congregation in
Cikeusik, Pandeglang, Banten which later escalated into the tragic deaths of several
Ahmadiyah followers.

This appalling incident demonstrates the failure of the Government of Indonesia to guarantee
the people’s freedom of religion and belief as mandated in the 1945 Constitution. It is also a
manifestation of the government’s negation of human rights, thus defying its own
international commitment as the second country to ratify the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as
well as the Convention against Torture.

In response to this tragedy, INFID conveys its sincere grief and condemns the incapacity of the
state to seriously deal with these simultaneous acts of aggression committed by vandals
against Ahmadiyah sect members in Cikeusik, Pandeglang and in other parts across Indonesia.
The powerlessness of the state through its blatant act of neglect constitutes as human rights
abuse.

INFID calls upon all elements of civil society in Indonesia to persistently harness solidarity and
stand up against vandalism committed in the name of religion, and to urge the government to
initiate stern measures and take legal action against organized groups of vandals who pose a
threat to the citizens’ right to freedom of religion and belief.
( NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Ref. No : D1035 )
Jl. Mampang Prapatan XI No. 23, Jakarta 12790- Indonesia * Phone (62-21) 79196721, 79196722, 7901950 * Fax (62-21) 7941577 * E-mail: infid@infid.org * www.infid.org

INFID as an NGO granted Special Consultative Status with the UN-ECOSOC, will broach this
issue at the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland scheduled to
be held on 28 February – 25 March 2011. During this session, the issue on human rights
violation by means of neglect toward acts of violence endured by Ahmadiyah followers in
Indonesia will be informed to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture on 7 March 2011 and the
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief on 10 March 2011.

The reporting of the issue at hand will reveal the harsh reality in Indonesia where freedom of
religion and faith is indeed at grave risk, contradictory to the image projected by the
Government of Indonesia to the international community of Indonesia as a democratic
country, both tolerant and pluralistic.

Jakarta, 6 February 2011

Wahyu Susilo
INFID Program Manager
(08129307964)